11 May 2010 14:26
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES | ||||
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii | Afren Plc | |||
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | ||||
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | X | |||
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached |
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An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments |
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights |
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Other (please specify): |
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii | AXA S.A, 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its group of companies | |||
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv |
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5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v | 10/05/2010 | |||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 11/05/2010 | |||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii | Increase in Total Holdings From 4.91% to 5.01% | |||
8. Notified details: | |||||||||||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix | |||||||||||||||
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE | Situation previous to the triggering transaction | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||||||
Number of Shares | Number of Voting Rights | Number of shares | Number of voting rights | % of voting rights x | |||||||||||
Direct | Direct xi | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | |||||||||||
B067275 |
43,701,181
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43,701,181
| 7,967,314 | 7,967,314 | 36,659,576 | 0.89 | 4.12 | ||||||||
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | |||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||||||||
Type of financial instrument | Expiration date xiii | Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv | Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. | % of voting rights | |||||||||||
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi | |||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||||||||
Type of financial instrument | Exercise price | Expiration date xvii | Exercise/ Conversion period xviii | Number of voting rights instrument refers to
| % of voting rights xix, xx
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Total (A+B+C) | |||||||||||||||
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | ||||||||||||||
44,626,890 | 5.01% | ||||||||||||||
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi | ||||
Name of the Company / Fund |
Number of Shares |
% of issued share capital | ||
Alliance Bernstein
Direct |
1,758,282.00
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0.197382 | ||
Alliance Capital Management
Direct |
4,346,251.00 |
0.487903 | ||
AXA Financial, Inc
Indirect |
35,102,328.00 |
3.940528 | ||
AXA France
Indirect |
1,537,248.00 |
0.172569 | ||
AXA IM UK
Direct |
1,862,781.00 |
0.011731 | ||
AXA IM UK
Indirect |
20,000.00 |
0.002245 | ||
Total Direct Total Indirect |
7,967,314 36,659,576 |
0.89440 4.11534 | ||
TOTAL |
44,626,890 |
5.00974 | ||
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Proxy Voting: | ||||
10. Name of the proxy holder: |
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11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: |
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: |
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13. Additional information: |
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14. Contact name: | Balenkosi Dungeni | |||
15. Contact telephone number: | 020 7003 2823 | |||